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Gabrielle Seeley University of Colorado at Colorado Springs From Praxis: "A writing center consultant explores strategies for empowering students writers. When I began training to work in the Writing Center at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS), I perceived it to be an inherently feminist learning space."

a lengthy discussion of location

Posts on practice, research, and theory. Geared toward Writing Center staff. Topics like asynchronous v. synchronous writing instruction, best practices, diverse learners, writing center spaces.

crowdsourcing resources on place

references and annotations "focused on race/racism, antiracism, and racial justice"

a discussion of paint colors

crowdsourcing a list of sources for decorations

discussing a library's plans to move a WC to the basement because of the "stigma" attached to WC use

discussing the best way to make handouts visible and available

from WPA listserv - a shop that offers posters related to writing (prices range from $3 to $25 US)

from WPA listserv - another shop that offers posters for use in WC decoration (prices are around $25 US)

A collection of free posters from Clarion University. Posters can also be personalized/delivered for a fee (prices range from $3 US for one poster to $1.25 US for 9-15 posters)

discussing how to accommodate special needs students in open-plan WCs where noise is an issue

stories of success and failure

a discussion on how to cope with students who make consultants uncomfortable by scheduling multiple appointments, attempting to see consultants outside of hours, etc.

a discussion of expanding services to satellite locations

a discussion of office locations inside vs. outside the center